Even worse, there’s little evidence that anyone has actually bought a PULS. UK network O2 told Business Insider that it had pulled out of the device’s launch, and confirmed that no units had been sold in Britain. AT&T, the US network for the PULS, told us that the “trial program” for the PULS had ended, and it’s no longer on sale.

will.i.am’s comment won’t go down at Apple, which has repeatedly invited the musician to its events even though he’s launching competing products. will.i.am holds a founder stake in Beats, which Apple acquired in 2014. It even invited him to the launch of the Apple Watch in September 2014:

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